Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

आस्तां पुत्रावुभौ तस्याप्यर्वावसु परावसू । षडंगवेदविदुषौ श्रौतस्मार्तेषु कोविदौ

Transliteration

āstāṃ putrāvubhau tasyāpyarvāvasu parāvasū | ṣaḍaṃgavedaviduṣau śrautasmārteṣu kovidau

Translation

Er hatte auch zwei Söhne, Arvāvasu und Parāvasu; beide kannten die Veden samt den sechs Vedāṅgas und waren kundig in den Śrauta-Riten wie in den Smārta-Pflichten.

Word by Word

• आस्ताम्: (they) were / existed
• आस्ताम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ās (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), द्विवचनम् (Dual); परस्मैपदम्

• पुत्रौ: two sons
• पुत्रौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), द्विवचनम् (Dual)

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम्; विशेषणम् (adjectival pronoun)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle)

• अर्वावसु: Arvāvasu
• अर्वावसु: Apposition (नाम-विशेष्य/सम्बोधन-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्वावसु (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; व्यक्तिनाम (proper name)

• परावसू: Parāvasu
• परावसू: Apposition (नाम-विशेष्य/सम्बोधन-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परावसु (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; व्यक्तिनाम (proper name)

• षडङ्गवेदविदुषौ: learned in the Veda and the six auxiliaries
• षडङ्गवेदविदुषौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षड् + अङ्ग + वेद + विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम्; विशेषणम्; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) = षडङ्गेषु वेदे च विदुषौ

• श्रौतस्मार्तेषु: in śrauta and smārta (ritual/law) matters
• श्रौतस्मार्तेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रौत + स्मार्त (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (Neuter; as collective domain), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचनम् (Plural); द्वन्द्वसमासः (श्रौतेषु स्मार्तेषु च)

• कोविदौ: skilled, expert (two)
• कोविदौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोविद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम्; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction for Purāṇic narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two radiant young brāhmaṇa brothers, calm and composed, seated with palm-leaf manuscripts and ritual implements; a subtle aura of Vedic fire and study surrounds them, indicating mastery of vedāṅgas and śrauta-smārta duties.

Characters & Entities

• Arvāvasu
• Parāvasu
• Veda
• Vedāṅga
• Śrauta
• Smārta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma honors complete learning—Vedic knowledge joined with disciplined ritual and ethical practice (Śrauta and Smārta).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Setu-kṣetra (Setu/Rāmeśvaram region) in the Setukhaṇḍa, though this verse focuses on the qualifications of the protagonists.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references competence in Śrauta sacrifices and Smārta duties, without prescribing a specific vow or donation here.